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Gareth Vaughan

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Gareth is editor of interest.co.nz and has worked for more than 20 years as a financial journalist in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. He has received awards in the EY Business Journalism Awards, Canon Media Awards, and Shareholders' Association Business Journalism Awards.

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Latest articles

BNZ in €500 mln covered bond issue
BNZ issues €500 mln of three-year covered bonds priced at 113 basis points over swap rate
by Gareth Vaughan
5
BNZ issues €500 mln of three-year covered bonds priced at 113 basis points over swap rate
Good news for Rabobank's lion loan
Receiver PwC strikes deal to sell Zion Wildlife Gardens, which owes Rabobank NZ$2.7 mln, with "Lion Man" Craig Busch back
by Gareth Vaughan
Receiver PwC strikes deal to sell Zion Wildlife Gardens, which owes Rabobank NZ$2.7 mln, with "Lion Man" Craig Busch back
New big bank downgrade threat
Fitch Ratings places big 4 Australian banks and their NZ subsidiaries on credit watch negative
by Gareth Vaughan
5
Fitch Ratings places big 4 Australian banks and their NZ subsidiaries on credit watch negative
Credit risk the top bank banana skin
Global survey by think tank and PwC finds gloomy outlook for banks with local respondents most worried about credit risk
by Gareth Vaughan
7
Global survey by think tank and PwC finds gloomy outlook for banks with local respondents most worried about credit risk
'You can't control banks' - George Kerr
Heartland NZ's biggest shareholder wants the bank wannabe to achieve 'explosive returns' over 20 years like Wells Fargo and Westpac did
by Gareth Vaughan
3
Heartland NZ's biggest shareholder wants the bank wannabe to achieve 'explosive returns' over 20 years like Wells Fargo and Westpac did
Treasury anoints float managers
First NZ Capital, Credit Suisse, Macquarie and Goldman Sachs confirmed as lead managers of Mighty River Power IPO
by Gareth Vaughan
First NZ Capital, Credit Suisse, Macquarie and Goldman Sachs confirmed as lead managers of Mighty River Power IPO
ASB trims most fixed mortgage rates
ASB cuts 1-5 year fixed-term home loan rates after RBNZ's benign Official Cash Rate announcement
by Gareth Vaughan
9
ASB cuts 1-5 year fixed-term home loan rates after RBNZ's benign Official Cash Rate announcement
More finance co. chiefs in gun
SFO lays 92 charges aginst 3 directors of failed Crown gaurantee carrying Gisborne company Rockforte Finance with Jean Jones link
by Gareth Vaughan
5
SFO lays 92 charges aginst 3 directors of failed Crown gaurantee carrying Gisborne company Rockforte Finance with Jean Jones link
Karacaoglu moving to Treasury
Co-operative Bank CEO Girol Karacaoglu to swap banking for a role at the Treasury
by Gareth Vaughan
7
Co-operative Bank CEO Girol Karacaoglu to swap banking for a role at the Treasury
ANZ, ASB, the big bank ad spenders
A tale of two banks; Money spent advertising the ANZ brand surged 108% in 2011 as National Bank ad spend sank 74%
by Gareth Vaughan
A tale of two banks; Money spent advertising the ANZ brand surged 108% in 2011 as National Bank ad spend sank 74%
Treasury coy on SOE float winners
Credit Suisse, Macquarie and Goldman Sachs to be named joint lead managers of Mighty River Power sell-down, AFR reports
by Gareth Vaughan
3
Credit Suisse, Macquarie and Goldman Sachs to be named joint lead managers of Mighty River Power sell-down, AFR reports
Banks to feature in insurance probe
Commerce Commission to mull banks' role in insurance as part of decision on whether to clear IAG's NZ$380 mln AMI bid
by Gareth Vaughan
Commerce Commission to mull banks' role in insurance as part of decision on whether to clear IAG's NZ$380 mln AMI bid
Kiwibank's NZ$100 mln 5-year plan
Kiwibank finance company boss aims to create 'well rounded asset funding division' and exit within 5 years
by Gareth Vaughan
Kiwibank finance company boss aims to create 'well rounded asset funding division' and exit within 5 years
2nd bank cuts some fixed mortgage rates
SBS Bank trims 6 month and 1-year fixed-term home loan rates
by Gareth Vaughan
2
SBS Bank trims 6 month and 1-year fixed-term home loan rates
BNZ set to enter 'saturated' market
BNZ, the only major bank without its own KiwiSaver scheme, plots its move led by the woman who helped launch Westpac's scheme
by Gareth Vaughan
BNZ, the only major bank without its own KiwiSaver scheme, plots its move led by the woman who helped launch Westpac's scheme
Kiwibank's finance company push
Kiwibank recruits industry veterans Leo Davis and Stephen Cole to help with its fledgling finance company Kiwi Asset Finance
by Gareth Vaughan
1
Kiwibank recruits industry veterans Leo Davis and Stephen Cole to help with its fledgling finance company Kiwi Asset Finance
BNZ issues more covered bonds
BNZ issues NZ$225 million of covered bonds domestically, says continuing to mull €500 million European issue
by Gareth Vaughan
5
BNZ issues NZ$225 million of covered bonds domestically, says continuing to mull €500 million European issue
BNZ facing farming haircut
In-receivership sister companies McVitty Properties and Patoka Dairies owe BNZ around NZ$70 mln between them
by Gareth Vaughan
In-receivership sister companies McVitty Properties and Patoka Dairies owe BNZ around NZ$70 mln between them
Kiwibank buys GMI as mortgages slow
Kiwibank's acquisition of Gareth Morgan Investments opens new growth path as residential mortgage lending growth slows
by Gareth Vaughan
5
Kiwibank's acquisition of Gareth Morgan Investments opens new growth path as residential mortgage lending growth slows
Fonterra ships 546 containers a day
Fonterra says December was its strongest month ever for exports with 246,000 tonnes of dairy products shipped
by Gareth Vaughan
3
Fonterra says December was its strongest month ever for exports with 246,000 tonnes of dairy products shipped
Will NZ banks adopt independent rate reviews?
Other big Aussie banks picked to follow ANZ and move to floating interest rate reviews independent of Reserve Bank reviews
by Gareth Vaughan
1
Other big Aussie banks picked to follow ANZ and move to floating interest rate reviews independent of Reserve Bank reviews
Kiwibank's big KiwiSaver push
Kiwibank buying Gareth Morgan Investments, including the Gareth Morgan KiwiSaver Scheme with Morgan remaining a director
by Gareth Vaughan
17
Kiwibank buying Gareth Morgan Investments, including the Gareth Morgan KiwiSaver Scheme with Morgan remaining a director
What's with BNZ's covered bond timing?
Opinion: The BNZ seeking to raise €500 mln in Europe right now seems mad. Or does it?
by Gareth Vaughan
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Opinion: The BNZ seeking to raise €500 mln in Europe right now seems mad. Or does it?
PwC aims to recover Rabo's lion loan
Why specialist rural lender Rabobank is picking up the tab for the food and vet costs of lions
by Gareth Vaughan
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Why specialist rural lender Rabobank is picking up the tab for the food and vet costs of lions
Fletcher taps cheap US debt
Fletcher Building borrows US$300 mln in US private placement market, now has half its debt in that market
by Gareth Vaughan
Fletcher Building borrows US$300 mln in US private placement market, now has half its debt in that market